COMPARATIVE STUDY OF JOB SATISFACTION AND POSITIVE THINKING AMONG THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIERSITIES: A CASE OF CAPITAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The present study focus on Positive thinking and job satisfaction among university faculty in public and private universities in Islamabad, Pakistan. The purpose of the study is to see if faculty members' levels of job satisfaction are significantly affected by positive thinking. Regression analysis was used to conduct a quantitative analysis of survey data from 447 faculty participants. Pay, promotion, rewards, supervision, coworker relationships, benefits, operating conditions, nature of work, and communication were all used to assess job satisfaction, and a validated scale focusing on optimism and pessimism was used to assess positive thinking. Positive thinking is positively correlated with overall job satisfaction (F = 41.319, p =.000), according to the findings. The rejection of the null hypothesis that there is no significant association between positive thinking and job satisfaction is supported by the fact that positive thinking explains between 1.6% and 12.5% of variance across various dimensions of job satisfaction. Pay, promotion, rewards, supervision, coworker relationships, benefits, operating conditions, the nature of work, and communication were all found to be  influenced by positive thinking. The implications of these findings suggest that encouraging faculty members to think positively could increase job satisfaction. Workshops on positive psychology, training in positive thinking strategies, and the promotion of a positive work environment through incentives and recognition are all suggestions. The longitudinal effects of positive thinking interventions on job satisfaction and productivity in academic settings could be the focus of future research.